The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations.

The World Cup final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. It is a one-off match decided in regulation time.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2010 World Cup, the 19th edition of FIFA 's competition for national football teams. The match was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 11 July 2010, and was contested by the Netherlands and Spain.

The 2010 World Cup was the 57th FIFA World Cup, the world championship between 32 men's national football teams. It was held in South Africa from 11 June to 10 July 2010. In the host selection, only African countries may be selected as host of this tournament.

Apr 30, 2014 · Stats: A total of 145 goals were scored (2.27 per match); Germany (16) scored the most. Format: Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16. •...

All match highlights from the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. 32 teams played 64 matches scoring 145 goals across ten venues in the 19th edition of the tournament.

Jul 11, 2010 · Watch the full replay from the match between Netherlands and Spain played at Soccer City, Johannesburg on Sunday, 11 July 2010.

Germany v Spain | Semi-finals | 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ | Full Match Replay

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In the final, Spain, the European Champions, defeated third time finalist the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time, with Andres Iniesta’s goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first World Title. Spain as the winner received 30 million Dollars as prize money and the Netherlands received 24 million Dollars as the runner-up.